Wagner’s Ashlyn Koupal is the 2026 South Dakota Miss Basketball. 

Koupal is the second Wagner Red Raider to receive the honor, joining her aunt Mandy Koupal (1999). 

Koupal, one of South Dakota’s most all-time decorated girls basketball players, was a four-time Class A all-state first-team selection. Koupal was part of four state tournament teams, including a runner-up finish in 2023. 

A 6-foot-3 do-it-all guard/forward, Koupal averaged 28.3 points, 14 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game this past season, while blocking 82 shots. Koupal racked up 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 383 blocks and 253 steals in her career. Her point total is the fifth most in South Dakota girls basketball history. 

She was the first-ever South Dakota girls basketball player selected to play in the prestigious McDonald’s All-American Game. She will play college basketball at Division I Nebraska. 

Other finalists included: Alyvia Padgett of Brandon Valley HS, Ashlan Carlow-Blunt of Mahpiya Luta, Sydney Terveen of Sioux Falls Bishop O’Gorman HS and Addison Nuendorf of Hamlin HS.

The 2026 South Dakota Mr. Basketball winner will be announced later this week.